USN-1815-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 13.04

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel

Details

Andy Lutomirski discover an error in the Linux kernel's credential handling
on unix sockets. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain
administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-1979)

Andy Lutomirski discovered a privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's
user namespaces. A local user could exploit the flaw to gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2013-1959)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 13.04

• linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic - 3.8.0-19.30

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2013-1959
• CVE-2013-1979

Related notices

• USN-1839-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1432-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-1833-1: linux, linux-image-3.2.0-44-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-44-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-44-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-44-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-44-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-44-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-44-powerpc64-smp
• USN-1883-1: linux-image-3.5.0-226-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-1880-1: linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic, linux-lts-quantal
• USN-1881-1: linux, linux-image-3.5.0-34-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-34-highbank, linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic, linux-image-3.5.0-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-34-omap
• USN-1882-1: linux-image-3.5.0-226-omap4, linux-ti-omap4